Example sentences of "[noun sg] can be of [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The traveller or stranger can be of equal status ; this allows you to ask particularly useful questions in role : " How do you organise your meetings ? |
| 2 | The position of legal adviser to a large and growing industry can be of high importance and interest . |
| 3 | The initial investment can be of any size . |
| 4 | In the case of registered title , if the wife is purchasing the husband 's interest in the property , a search in usual form ( Form 94A ) at HM Land Registry is appropriate ; otherwise a search should be made on Form 94C , although as the wife is a trustee of the legal estate with the husband , this search can be of little value , particularly as it confers no priority ( Land Registration ( Official Searches ) Rules 1990 ( SI No 1361 ) , r9 ) . |
| 5 | Art therapy can be of immense value to some Disabled people , as it is to some non-Disabled people , but it has not intrinsic link to Disability and offers no solution to the problem as Disabled people perceive it . |
| 6 | Without publication research can be of little value . |
| 7 | This is because economic loss can be of unforeseen proportions , can far exceed , in many cases the total contract value , and thus be a risk which it is for all practical purposes beyond the financial strength of most businessmen to assume , particularly if they were to accept such risks routinely in all their business dealings . |
| 8 | In this situation , age-regression under hypnosis can be of immense value , allowing patients to free-float back under their own control to any past relevant events with which they feel they can cope , but not forcing the issue in any way . |
| 9 | In a larger organization the resources controller can be of great use in ensuring that the original requests for resources do not add up to much more than is available , in preparing and circulating the form in its agenda stage , then collecting the decisions at the meeting , entering them on the form alongside the requests and recirculating it . |
| 10 | This foveal acuity can be of high definition , to be beamed like a searchlight on any tiny part of the surrounding , peripheral environment . |
| 11 | The accountant can be of great help in a staff relationship to the project leader in keeping the project expenditure under control . |
| 12 | The accountant can be of great help in a staff relationship to the project leader in keeping the project expenditure under control . |
| 13 | It should be stressed that since the subject of social studies is society , and particularly individuals and social groups within society , it is difficult to accept that women as a group can be of little concern to its practitioners . |
| 14 | Well , if my wife can be of any assistance to you , I am sure she 'd be delighted to see you any day you care to call . |
| 15 | Tanks for hard water can be of cast iron or sheet steel , but for soft water the sheet metal has to be protected by bituminous or plastics coatings . |
| 16 | Visible connections between inputs , care , processes , outputs and the management of the whole can be of immense benefit to professionals and managers striving to make improvements against the odds . |
| 17 | And his price — his price can be of enormous use . |
| 18 | Few MPs are willing to risk antagonizing those upon whose electoral favour they depend , especially where there are no immediately apparent benefits to be earned by the espousal of penal policies in the way that policy changes in health , housing , social security , education and the environment can be of direct benefit to their constituents . |
| 19 | [ more calmly ] I am now convinced that nothing but religious considerations and a resolution to watch over the very first appearances of evil can be of sufficient weight to keep steady to his good purpose a vain young man . |
| 20 | I think that having somebody in pram pushing distance , who has recently had a baby can be of great value and at least it means there is help at hand if you need it . |
| 21 | And looking behind us in an emotional sense can be of great preventive value . |
| 22 | The retreat movement is only just beginning to establish itself north of the Border and I feel strongly that a quiet space can be of real benefit in today 's hectic and stressful lifestyle . ’ ‘ |
| 23 | However , the dimensions on which we can locate units , such as people , in some property space can be of different kinds and certainly of more than two dimensions . |
| 24 | A gift voucher can be of any value . |
| 25 | The music can be of any sort , of any age , and no matter how tattered or torn . |
| 26 | If you live far from any natural source of running water , an ornamental fountain in a park or garden can be of equal value . |
| 27 | This is because classical beams of radiation can be of arbitrary weakness . |
| 28 | An animal behaviourist can be of great value in cases of this type , helping you to reassert your dominance . |
| 29 | In the indirect method the model can be of any material . |
| 30 | The Court felt that , ‘ Such information can be of tremendous historical value in demonstrating what agency personnel were involved in making a particular policy decision and what officials knew and when they knew it . ’ |